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External Grant Competitions
The Foundation encourages grantees to develop and sponsor their own grant competitions. This allows the Foundation to call upon the talents and creativity of leaders in a range of fields. It also further extends the principle of competition, ensuring that proposals on a given topic are compared to one another in terms of their methods and potential for advancing research.
Contemplative Studies Fellowship
Mind & Life Institute
The Mind & Life Institute, with funding from The John Templeton Foundation, invites Contemplative Studies Fellowship grant applications that propose to bring fresh perspectives from the humanities into contemplative neuroscience and contemplative clinical science. One-year grants will be awarded to successful applicants holding Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor (or equivalent) rank at their academic institution. Fellowship grants will be awarded in line with American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) guidelines based on academic rank.
Growing the Field of Chaplaincy Research in Palliative Care
Healthcare Chaplaincy
This initiative, entitled “Growing the Field of Chaplaincy Research in Palliative Care,” aims to build capacity in the field of chaplaincy research in palliative care by creating an interdisciplinary network of experienced researchers and board-certified chaplains, promoting career development of participants, and supporting field-advancing research projects to better understand chaplaincy care in palliative care.
Expanding the Science and Practice of Gratitude
The Greater Good Science Center
As the first component of a larger project, this $3 million research initiative seeks to expand the scientific understanding of gratitude, particularly in the key areas of health and well-being, developmental science, and social relationships. Investigators interested in being considered for funding should submit a three-page, single-spaced Letter of Intent (LOI) by February 15, 2012, at 5:00PM PST.
Click here for details and to submit your LOI.
FQEB Research Projects
Foundational Questions in Evolutionary Biology
Under the intellectual leadership of Martin Nowak, Professor of Biology and of Mathematics at Harvard University, the Foundational Questions in Evolutionary Biology [FQEB] project aims to fund at least ten research projects to study foundational questions in evolutionary biology. The purpose of the FQEB project is to generate new kinds of knowledge and understanding in core areas in biology where there have been serious "missing knowledge problems."
Evolution & Human Nature
Center of Theological Inquiry (CTI), Princeton
CTI is launching a major three-year research project on New Approaches in Theological Inquiry. The topic for Year 1 (2012-2013) is Evolution & Human Nature. The Request for Proposals invites applications from scholars in theology, science, and related disciplines between September 1-November 30, 2011. Successful applicants will be awarded one of eight fellowships of up to $70,000 or two postdoctoral fellowships of $40,000.
New Directions in the Study of Prayer
Social Science Research Council (SSRC)
SSRC is launching a major new project and grants program, "New Directions in the Study of Prayer," to generate innovative research on practices of prayer and to foster the development of an interdisciplinary network of scholars. Proposals for studies that will enhance knowledge of the social, cultural, psychological, and cognitive dimensions of prayer, and of its origins, variations, and correlations in human life are welcome. Grants (20-25) ranging from $50,000-$200,000 will be awarded. Journalism grants (several) up to $50,000 each. Letters of Intent are due by December 1, 2011.
Kurt Gödel Research Prize Fellowships
The Kurt Gödel Society
These fellowships are intended to carry forward the legacy of Kurt Gödel, whose works exemplify deep insights and breakthrough discoveries in mathematical logic, with profound impact on the philosophy and the foundations of mathematics. The competition includes two Ph.D. (pre-doctoral) fellowships, two post-doctoral fellowships, and one unrestricted fellowship, all for EUR 50,000 per annum for two years. The submission deadline is November 15, 2010.
The Nature of Time
Foundational Questions Institute (FQXi)
The concept of time is a crossroads at which thinkers of many backgrounds and disciplines meet, making it a topic that demands collaboration among researchers working in many different fields. The current request for proposals targets research regarding “The Nature of Time.” Grants totaling about $2 million will be available to researchers in academic and other non-profit institutions for projects up to two years in duration. Initial proposals are due by June 14, 2010.
The Problem of Evil in Contemporary and Modern Thought
Center for Philosophy of Religion, University of Notre Dame
The challenges that moral and natural evils pose for belief in the existence of a loving God have been collected under the name "the problem of evil." This project will fund residential research fellowships for both senior and junior faculty, as well as dissertation fellowships. The current fellowship round, focusing on “evil and skeptical theism,” invites recent Ph.D.’s and seasoned experts in philosophy of religion or theology to apply for a residential fellowship for the academic year 2011-12. The application deadline is January 15, 2011.
Third Annual Open Enterprise Solutions to Poverty Request for Proposals
Social Equity Venture (S.E.VEN) Fund
The SEVEN Fund encourages researchers to tackle a range of questions related to the potential of enterprise-based solutions to poverty. The competition will award up to two research grants of no more than $100,000 each. The submission deadline for initial letters of interest is October 15, 2010.